Haizhen (Jen) Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Exploring the mechanisms of leukemia infiltration and immune evasion
Research Program
Research Interest
I am an Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Currently, I am preparing materials for my promotion to Associate Professor. My research interest is understanding molecular mechanisms of cancer progression and cancer immunotherapy resistance and translating mechanistic insights into novel cancer therapeutics. My post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School and graduate studies at Georgia State University have enabled me to develop a broad range of research expertise in molecular cancer biology and cancer immunology.
Positions and Scientific Appointments
2024-Present: Associate Professor (tenure track), Department of Pharmacology & Immunology, MUSC
2023-2025: Assistant Director of Shared Resources, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina
2022-Present: Advisor of Asian Student Association, Medical University of South Carolina
2020-Present: Member, Melanoma Research Alliance
2018-Present: Assistant Professor (tenure track), Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina
2018-Present: Member, Developmental Cancer Therapeutics Program, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina
2019-Present: Member, Hematologic Malignancy Transdisciplinary Cancer Team, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina
2018-2018: Scientist I, Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical University
2012-2018: Research Fellow, Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical University
Education
Postdoctoral
September 2018
Cancer Biology (metabolism and immunology)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical University, Boston
PhD
May 2012
Cell and Molecular Biology and Physiology
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
MS
July 2008
Cell and Molecular Biology and Physiology
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
BA
June 1999
General Biology
Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou